Rebels In The Sweet 16

The Rebels get to play the #3 seed in the midwest, Oregon, on Sunday in the Regional Semifinals. They beat Georgia Tech, 67-63 in the first round and beat Wisconsin, 74-68 in the second round.

UNLV's last Sweet 16 appearence was in 1991.

The Rebels are tied for third with UNC (behind Duke and UCLA) in NCAA Tournament winning percentage at .711. They are 32-13 all time.

Rebels Dancing

Even before I lived in Vegas and was close to UNLV I cheered for the Rebels and had been a fan of theirs since the Larry Johnson and Stacey Augmon days. The Rebels are back in the tournament again after a drought of a few years and face Georgia Tech on Friday in Chicago, Ill. Hopefully I will get a chance to see them on television if AFN decides to air it! My prediction: UNLV 61, Georgia Tech 55.

WOW

It had been over a month between my last post and the previous post!!! That is way too long and I apoligize. I still have James and Rob beat, where you at guys?

Stardust Casino Gone?

While looking for current event stories today at work (trust me that is part of my job) I saw the headline "Vegas' famous Stardust hotel imploded". I had no idea it was even being leveled which apparently they have been preparing for the last few months, gutting out the insides and leaving just concrete and steel. To me this one was one of the saddest to see go. When I first arrived in Las Vegas, NV before reporting to my first duty station, Nellis AFB, I stayed the weekend at the Stardust. One website I found said this, "The Stardust. The last of the mobster run casinos."